Northstowe Learning Community: school finances
Healthy
Holds £206k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · All-through · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MERIDIAN TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2020-21 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2020-21 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£142k | £187k | 166 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.6m | £0 | £212k | 305 |
2022-23 | £3.5m | £3.5m | +£65k | £26k | 471 |
2023-24 | £4.8m | £4.6m | +£155k | -£118k | 622 |
2024-25 | £6.8m | £6.1m | +£682k | £206k | 774 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 all-through schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 47% of them. It spends £7,879 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,991.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £4,444 | £4,011 | £3,733–£4,216 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £960 | £831 | £666–£946 |
Supply staff | £149 | £79 | £37–£189 |
Admin and clerical | £275 | £409 | £305–£524 |
Premises | £636 | £357 | £266–£439 |
Energy | £324 | £142 | £94–£165 |
Learning resources & ICT | £642 | £437 | £346–£542 |
Bought-in services | £13 | £75 | £24–£131 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Litcham School In deficit
- Holy Trinity School Tight
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) Tight
- The Gatwick School Healthy
- Glebe Farm School In deficit
- The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) Healthy
- King James Academy Royston In deficit
- Priory Academy Large reserves
- Livingstone Academy Bournemouth In deficit
- Seva School Large reserves
- Cobham Free School Large reserves
- Heyford Park School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.5m | £8,457 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £250k | £323 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £234k | £302 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on energy is £324 a pupil, against a typical £142 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £636 a pupil, against a typical £357 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £642 a pupil, against a typical £437 for similar schools. What's behind that?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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